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I'm not in the German army

Thursday, 6th March 2008

It makes you proud:

40% of German soldiers too fat

...The army was, he said, "full of fatties ... making us the laughing stock abroad where we're seen as overweight grumpy old men ... compared to the British, we're viewed as pathetic."

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Ross

March 6th, 2008 9:59pm

I was disappointed to learn last week that British wannabe jihadis were being rejected by the Taliban for being too fat.

Austin Barry

March 7th, 2008 7:42am

It is probably best to keep the German Army fat and inert, particularly each Autumn.

TomTOm

March 7th, 2008 7:57am

The Bundeswehr has been abused by the political elite. It is poorly equipped and elite units such as KSK and Gebirgsjaeger seem to be suffered rather than respected. As for obesity it is a Western vice evident in British Army recruits and most saliently in RN personnel captured by Iranians. The Bundeswehr is the only credible Continental army and it is in dire need of refurbishment

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